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sew,mama,sew giveaway day 2011!!!

It's that time again. . . gotta love Giveaway Day! If this is new to you, make sure to stop by the Sew, Mama, Sew! blog and check out all the other giveaways going on. Some changes have been made to how this all works this year but I think you'll find it will be easier to participate.

I've made two items to giveaway today. . .

-a super cozy, fuzzy, and warm cowl in light grey with a white contrast stripe. The cowl is long enough to be worn several ways and is made from a really soft alpaca/acrylic blend yarn. It's machine washable to boot. Though I would suggest laying flat to dry.

-a pretty fold over zip clutch made using my current favorite fabric and I experimented by adding a metal zip and suede corners. It is full lined with grey duck cloth. I'm seriously in love with it and plan to make another for myself!

My most recent book that I really enjoyed was My Antonia by Willa Cather. Last winter I read Death Comes to the Archbishop also by Willa Cather and realized I've never really read much American classic literature. So I am trying to remedy that. Lovely giveaways!

How awesome is your giveaway!??! What great stuff! I'm a non-fiction girl myself, and as a statistician, I think everyone should read Supercrunchers. It's a good read about how and why we should think statistically. :)

Seriously, I'm in love with the fold over clutch! Any tips for working with suede? I have an old leather jacket I've been dying to cut up and use like this (if only I had more time!).Movies: Crazy.Stupid.Love. Watch it just to oogle Ryan Gosling. :)

That cowl is gorgeous! I would recommend the book, Madame Toussad. I was not really interested in the topic, but was give the book and after a few chapters could not put it down. Excellent writing and I learned a lot about French history too. :)

Lovely giveaway! I'm so in awe! For good books I'm always telling people about the Princess Bride. Better than the movie if you can believe that. Another book I like is Kathleen Robertson - Housekeeping.

So many good books to choose from. I love the Harry Potter series, everything by Jane Austin, The Wheel of Time Series, Little Women... The list could go on and on. Thanks so much for the chance to win!!

I love the infinity scarf. I had a thing for the south for awhile and read all of Jeannette Walls books and the Help. If I can't find anything new at the library I go for the classic James Patterson mystery novels.

a good book that i read was one called comeback Claire Fontaine and Mia Fontaine. It is a true story about a mother and daughters journey through the daughters drug addiction i love this book be sure to have tissue close by!

The fold over pouch is stunning! Would really love to win that, keeping my fingers crossed! My favorite books, for escapism purposes, is the Sunrunner series by Melanie Rawn. 6 books in the series so you don't run out of reading material any time soon.scarletteandcinnamon(at)gmail(dot)com

Oh, my goodness, that cowl is breathtaking! I'm new to knitting, so ribbed or cabled scarves are kind of my limit at the moment. Would love to branch into lace here soon, though.

One of my all-time favorite books is "Little Women." If you enjoy creative non-fiction, David Sedaris. Popular fiction: James Patterson, Michael Connelly, Patricia Cornwell are all great mystery writers that I enjoy. Guilty pleasure: Janet Evanovich.

I love both of these items! Also, thanks for posting the link to the pattern for the cowl. I knit and crochet myself. :) I have lots of favorites: The "A Song of Ice and Fire" series by George R.R. Martin. It starts with "Game of Thrones." I also love everything by Jodi Picoult.

I love your foldover clutch. I attempted one the other night. It was a disaster. I had my proportions all off. Very disappointing. I haven't gotten back to it. My book recommendation is A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. kristie_keely(at)yahoo(d0t)com

So beautiful! Hmm...picking a favorite book is really tough. The first title that pops into my head (that I read a looooong time ago) is Henderson the Rain King. ...lately my little boy yanks any of my books out of my hands before I can read them!

Love that cowl! Had planned on making one for my sister-in-law for Christmas, but judging by my to-sew list, I'm thinking it might not happen! Fave book this year? These Is My Words....hands down one of the best books!

I can't name a number one favorite book, I like so many, i am reading The Hunger Games right now and its great!I really like that pouch. Its different and love the suede! The cowl looks nice and warm! pretty too! I'm a follower!

So many great books and suggestions already made. I am looking forward to reading The Help. I saw the movie but wished I had read the book first. Pride and Prejudice, To Kill A Mockingbird....I could on and on. Thanks for the giveaway and the chance to win!! Keeping my fingers crossed!

Your giveaways are FABULOUS. I'm terrible at naming favorites, so I'm going to tell you about the books I last read: Bloodlines (young adult novel which was very good) and Water For Elephants (excellent book).

I go through phases with authors... Polly Horvath is pretty good, though. Try "The Canning Season" or "Everything On A Waffle"--they're on the lighter side. Barring that, you can't go wrong with a Jane Austen :-)

OH MY STARS AND GARTERS I love what you're giving away. :) <3 A favorite book of mine is: "Diary of a Provincial Lady" by E.M. Delafield. Hilarious quasi-biographical stories from the 30s, written in "diary" format. Self-deprecating humor, so amusing and historical too. Great writing!

My favorite book is "The Lord of the Rings." I could just read and re-read it and read nothing else (also, because it is incredibly long and it takes me a while to get through it). It is a fabulous book!

I loved Friday Night Knitting Club (something comfy to sit & read) and Christopher Moore's Lamb (for something amusing and thought provoking despite being fictional). Right now I'm reading The Girl who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of her Own Making (great writing so far- very promising).

My favorite author is Dorothy Dunnett. All of her books are wonderful but you need to read them in order. She writes intelligent historical fiction (not romance) and while they take some effort on the reader's part, it's worth it.

Love the fold over clutch, btw. I'd be happy to sign up as a follower if you promise a tutorial :)

So hard to pick one favorite, but I recently read "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand and it was AMAZING. In fact in Southern Living, the author of "The Help" said if she could write a book as perfect as "Unbroken," she'd stop writing.

I recently read all the Anne of Green Gables books and really enjoyed them. Truly a series that can appeal to all ages! Definitely noticed different stuff than when I read them when I was in elementary school.

I just finished "Sarah's Key." It was very good and I'd recommend it. Now I'm starting the new book about Steve Jobs. My husband recently finished it and says it was an exceptional read. I'm also in love with any of the classics written by John Steinbeck.

O wow, fab giveway - you are awesome!!! And I love to read, am gonna bookmark this post! I don't have a fav but do love Nicholas Sparks, John Grisham and all of the Jack Reacher novels by Lee Child:) I just read Kristin Hannah's Night Road and it was VERY GOOD!

It’s a dangerous thing to ask me what my favorite books are. *grin-sigh* I’ll split it into several parts, here.Last three good books I read were: Bob Hope – My Life In Jokes, by Bob Hope; Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, by Roddy Doyle; and The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by John Joseph Adams.Favorite book series is the Temeraire series by Naomi Novik (starts with His Majesty’s Dragon).My favorite kids books are: Mr. Pusskins by Sam Lloyd, A Story For Bear by Dennis Haseley, Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen, The Happy Lion by Louise Fatio, and The Toughest Cowboy by John Frank.Favorite online comic is harkavagrant.com.Favorite graphic novel authors are Marjane Satrapi and Craig ThompsonFavorite romance novel authors are Jo Beverley, Joanna Bourne, and Susan Johnson.Favorite classics are Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey, and pretty much all the Sherlock Holmes.Read The Help by Kathryn Stockett is you haven't already.Other authos: Italo Calvino, Catherynne Valente, Douglas Adams, and Louise Rennison.

I absolutely love the suede corners on the bag. So cute and they compliment the fabric perfectly.My hands down favorite book is "Into the Wild" and of course a few classics ('Catcher in the Rye, A Tale of Two Cities').

Both of your offerings are wonderful but the bag is over the top! My reading lately has been trashy reality escaping books so I am not the person to ask what to read. I enjoyed the movie Thor but I like action adventure movies! Thanks for the chance to win.